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Self-rated health and objective health status as predictors of all-cause mortality among older people: a prospective study with a 5-, 10-, and 27-year follow-up by Wuorela, Maarit, Lavonius, Sirkku, Salminen, Marika, Vahlberg, Tero, Viitanen, Matti, Viikari, Laura

“…Despite a non-specific nature of self-rated health (SRH), it seems to be a strong predictor of mortality. The aim of this study is to assess the association of…”
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Frailty, walking ability and self-rated health in predicting institutionalization: an 18-year follow-up study among Finnish community-dwelling older people by Viljanen, Anna, Salminen, Marika, Irjala, Kerttu, Korhonen, Päivi, Wuorela, Maarit, Isoaho, Raimo, Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa, Vahlberg, Tero, Viitanen, Matti, Löppönen, Minna, Viikari, Laura

“…Background In clinical practice, there is a need for an instrument to screen older people at risk of institutionalization. Aims To analyze the association of…”
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Frailty and mortality: an 18-year follow-up study among Finnish community-dwelling older people by Salminen, Marika, Viljanen, Anna, Eloranta, Sini, Viikari, Paula, Wuorela, Maarit, Vahlberg, Tero, Isoaho, Raimo, Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa, Korhonen, Päivi, Irjala, Kerttu, Löppönen, Minna, Viikari, Laura

“…Background There is a lack of agreement about applicable instrument to screen frailty in clinical settings. Aims To analyze the association between frailty and…”
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Senior Health Clinic for 75-year-old home-dwelling Finns - study design, clinic protocol and non-response analysis by Salminen, Marika, Stenholm, Sari, Koskenniemi, Jaana, Korhonen, Päivi, Pitkänen, Tiina, Viikari, Paula, Wuorela, Maarit, Viitanen, Matti, Viikari, Laura

“…In the Finnish policy on older people preventive activities, which maintain functional capacity and independent living, are emphasized. The Turku Senior Health…”
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The long-term prognostic value of serum 25(OH)D, albumin, and LL-37 levels in acute respiratory diseases among older adults by Aronen, Matti, Viikari, Laura, Langen, Henriikka, Kohonen, Ia, Wuorela, Maarit, Vuorinen, Tytti, Söderlund-Venermo, Maria, Viitanen, Matti, Camargo, Jr, Carlos Arturo, Vahlberg, Tero, Jartti, Tuomas

“…Older adults are more susceptible to respiratory tract infection than healthy working age adults. The increased susceptibility of older adults is thought to be…”
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Respiratory tract virus infections in the elderly with pneumonia by Aronen, Matti, Viikari, Laura, Kohonen, Ia, Vuorinen, Tytti, Hämeenaho, Mira, Wuorela, Maarit, Sadeghi, Mohammadreza, Söderlund-Venermo, Maria, Viitanen, Matti, Jartti, Tuomas

“…In children suffering from severe lower airway illnesses, respiratory virus detection has given good prognostic information, but such reports in the elderly…”
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Subjective and objective health predicting mortality and institutionalization: an 18-year population-based follow-up study among community-dwelling Finnish older adults by Viljanen, Anna, Salminen, Marika, Irjala, Kerttu, Heikkilä, Elisa, Isoaho, Raimo, Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa, Korhonen, Päivi, Vahlberg, Tero, Viitanen, Matti, Wuorela, Maarit, Löppönen, Minna, Viikari, Laura

“…Abstract Background Objective health measures, such as registered illnesses or frailty, predict mortality and institutionalization in older adults. Also,…”
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Cardiovascular risk profile and use of statins at the age of 70 years: a comparison of two Finnish birth cohorts born 20 years apart by Upmeier, Eveliina, Vire, Jenni, Korhonen, Maarit Jaana, Isoaho, Hannu, Lehtonen, Aapo, Arve, Seija, Wuorela, Maarit, Viitanen, Matti

“…to compare cardiovascular morbidity and risk factor profiles of two 70-year-old cohorts of Finns examined in 1991 and 2011 and to describe prevalence of statin…”
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Urgent Geriatric Outpatient Clinic - Easy Access to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Older Home-Dwelling Persons Living with Frailty by Laine, J, Salminen, M, Viikari, L, Vahlberg, T, Viikari, P, Tuori, H, Wuorela, M, Rautava, P, Viitanen, M

“…Background: Emergency departments (ED) are not designed to meet the complex medical and social needs of older people. An easy access Urgent Geriatric…”
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FP402PREVALENCE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE AND RISK FACTORS – A COMPARISON OF TWO 70-YEAR OLD BIRTH COHORTS by Wuorela, Maarit, Vire, Jenni, Viitanen, Matti

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Fecal Transplantation, Through Colonoscopy, Is Effective Therapy for Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection by Mattila, Eero, Uusitalo–Seppälä, Raija, Wuorela, Maarit, Lehtola, Laura, Nurmi, Heimo, Ristikankare, Matti, Moilanen, Veikko, Salminen, Kimmo, Seppälä, Maaria, Mattila, Petri S, Anttila, Veli–Jukka, Arkkila, Perttu

“…Background & Aims Treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) with antibiotics leads to recurrences in up to 50% of patients. We investigated…”
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Comparison of antibiotic treatment guidelines for urinary tract infections in 15 European countries: Results of an online survey by Malmros, Karin, Huttner, Benedikt D., McNulty, Cliodna, Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús, Pulcini, Céline, Tängdén, Thomas

“…•High variability was found between national UTI treatment guidelines in Europe.•The observed differences may in part be due to unavailability of…”
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The long-term prognostic value of serum 25D, albumin, and LL-37 levels in acute respiratory diseases among older adults by Aronen, Matti, Viikari, Laura, Langen, Henriikka, Kohonen, Ia, Wuorela, Maarit, Vuorinen, Tytti, Söderlund-Venermo, Maria, Viitanen, Matti, Camargo, Carlos Arturo, Vahlberg, Tero, Jartti, Tuomas

“…Background Older adults are more susceptible to respiratory tract infection than healthy working age adults. The increased susceptibility of older adults is…”
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Factors associated with institutionalization among home-dwelling patients of Urgent Geriatric Outpatient Clinic: a 3-year follow-up study by Salminen, Marika, Laine, Jonna, Vahlberg, Tero, Viikari, Paula, Wuorela, Maarit, Viitanen, Matti, Viikari, Laura

“…Key summary points Aim To examine the effect of predictive factors on institutionalization among home-dwelling patients of Urgent Geriatric Outpatient Clinic…”
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Chronic conditions and multimorbidity associated with institutionalization among Finnish community-dwelling older people: an 18-year population-based follow-up study by Viljanen, Anna, Salminen, Marika, Irjala, Kerttu, Heikkilä, Elisa, Isoaho, Raimo, Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa, Korhonen, Päivi, Vahlberg, Tero, Viitanen, Matti, Wuorela, Maarit, Löppönen, Minna, Viikari, Laura

“…Key summary points Aim The aim of the study is to assess the association of chronic conditions and multimorbidity with institutionalization in older people…”
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Prediction of the Future Need for Institutional Care in Finnish Older People: A Comparison of Two Birth Cohorts by Salminen, Marika, Eloranta, Sini, Vire, Jenni, Viikari, Paula, Viikari, Laura, Vahlberg, Tero, Lehtonen, Aapo, Arve, Seija, Wuorela, Maarit, Viitanen, Matti

“…More recent birth cohorts of older people have better physical and cognitive status than earlier cohorts. As such, this could be expected to diminish the need…”
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Antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolates from outpatient urinary tract infections in women in six European countries including Russia by Ny, Sofia, Edquist, Petra, Dumpis, Uga, Gröndahl-Yli-Hannuksela, Kirsi, Hermes, Julia, Kling, Anna-Maria, Klingeberg, Anja, Kozlov, Roman, Källman, Owe, Lis, Danuta O., Pomorska-Wesołowska, Monika, Saule, Māra, Wisell, Karin Tegmark, Vuopio, Jaana, Palagin, Ivan

“…•Resistance to nitrofurantoin, fosfomycin and mecillinam was <10% for E. coli isolates.•Viable first-line treatments were not always available.•Trimethoprim…”
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Cardiovascular risk profile and use of statins at the age of 70 years: a comparison of two Finnish birth cohorts born 20 years apart (vol 45, pg 84, 2016) by Upmeier, E, Vire, J, Korhonen, MJ, Isoaho, H, Lehtonen, A, Arve, S, Wuorela, M, Viitanen, M

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Corrigendum to 'Cardiovascular risk profile and use of statins at the age of 70 years: a comparison of two Finnish birth cohorts born 20 years apart' by Upmeier, Eveliina, Vire, Jenni, Korhonen, Maarit Jaana, Isoaho, Hannu, Lehtonen, Aapo, Arve, Seija, Wuorela, Maarit, Viitanen, Matti

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Psychosocial resources related to survival among non-robust community-dwelling older people: an 18-year follow-up study by Lavonius, Sirkku, Salminen, Marika, Vahlberg, Tero, Isoaho, Raimo, Kivelä, Sirkka-Liisa, Wuorela, Maarit, Löppönen, Minna, Viitanen, Matti, Viikari, Laura

“…Key summary points Aim To investigate whether psychosocial resources are associated with survival among non-robust community-dwelling older Finnish people…”
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